Friday, July 31, 2015

Just wanted
to highlight a mixed media project, the fabulous Receipt Holder is so much fun
to personalize for an event. I needed it for a wedding gift. These new Hampton
Art stamps added to the receipt holder were a match made in heaven.

Altered Receipt Holder - Wedding by Patty Folchert

My idea was
to add just enough embellishments to highlight 3 or 4 photos that they add
later. So I started by stamping the four stamps shown onto Soup Staples III
Kraft Triangles paper in brown ink.

Then I added a vellum sheet to each clip.
Under two clips I added mixed media ephemera mats with the stamped pieces added
as shown. Keeping in mind that photos need to be added later I only used glue
dots on the edges.

Then I tied
a bow in the velvet woodgrain ribbon and using string tied it to the hanger as
shown. Then I added the notebook tag that says “Love you more” with a snippet
of ribbon on the end. Last I added some lace trim at the bottom with glue dots.

A quick and
easy wedding gift, but it could be perfect for so many occasions. Graduations,
Anniversaries, Birthdays, Vacations, give it a try. I would love to see what
you come up with!

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Once in a
while we need to let someone know that they have made a difference in our
lives. Hampton has the perfect new stamp for that occasion as you can see
below.

You Made A Difference card by Patty Folchert

The card
base I used was ivory then I layered on the Soup Staples III polka dot paper
with a center panel of orange cardstock. Next I added texture by pulling out
the sewing machine with white thread and sewing the center panel to the base as
shown. After that I chose a mocha brown cardstock mat and a kraft frame from
the placemat collection. Using a Soup Staples III paper, blueprint, I stamped
in brown ink the sentiment. It was then layered under the kraft mini frame and
attached to the mocha cardstock. Both were then attached to card base angled
and adhered with 3D foam dots.

It still
needed something, so I added the kraft triangles border strip to the frame and
the orange star embellishment is from the Party Playground collection.Just the right finishing touch I thought.

So now you
have a special card for the difference maker in your life, they are all around
us. They could be family members, teachers, pastors, Sunday school teachers,
babysitters, coaches- so many potential candidates. Saying thank you and you
made a difference can mean so much.

Monday, July 27, 2015

I never seem to have enough Birthday cards in my
stash, always reaching for another. Here is one that would work for all ages
and gender featuring a brand new Hampton Art stamp set and three different
Jillibean Soup collections.

Happy Birthday card by Patty Folchert

The first step was to choose a card base, I chose the
green wood plank paper from the new Yellow Pepper Saffron Soup collection. Then
I added a center panel strip from the Soup Staples III collection, attaching by
sewing it to the base. Then I added the top layer multi-color strip from the
new Summer Red Raspberry Soup collection with 3D foam dots.

The middle sentiment was stamped in brown ink onto
white cardstock and added with 3D foam dots to the center as shown. Then the
kraft circle tags were added above and below after I layered some more Summer
Red Raspberry paper under them.

Another Birthday card is completed, cause for
celebration. Check out this new Birthday theme set, you will not be
disappointed.